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News Release from: Hexagon Metrology US
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 January 2007
Articulated arm coordinate measurement
patent case
Hexagon Metrology has reported that the case of Hexagon-owned Romer vs FARO Technologies, pertaining to patent validity of US Patent Number 5,829,148, has found in favour of Romer.
The jury in the federal court in San Diego, California, hearing the case of Hexagon-owned Romer vs FARO Technologies, pertaining to patent infringement of US Patent Number 5,829,148, found unanimously in favour of Romer that its patent is valid However, the same nine-member jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on infringement, so the trial judge has ordered a new, shortened trial with a new jury to decide the issue of infringement
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Hexagon Metrology has reached an agreement to include a PolyWorks software suite with portable and stationary CMMs purchased in North America.
The new trial is scheduled to commence April 3, 2007.
The patent dispute involves a key feature of articulated arm coordinate measurement machines: the ability to rotate a swivel axis indefinitely without encountering a hard stop.
The measurement devices are used by engineers to design and inspect a variety of manufactured products.
"As the world leader in multidimensional measurement, Hexagon has a RandD budget close to 10 percent of sales and a portfolio of more than 1,500 active patents.
We take patent infringement very seriously and have a principle to enforce our rights", says Ola Rollen, CEO and President of Hexagon.
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